You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Tom L Reged: 01/07/04 Posts: 29817 Loc: Sunny Oregon DSO Photos Through October 15th       #201208 - 09/20/04 04:50 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Welcome to the Cloudy Nights Reader’s Gallery Submission Forum. Each month, we ask Cloudy Nights members to submit their best DSO photos in this thread. For your photo entries, please provide a description that includes: Your First and Last Name; Date of photo (can include the time); Description (title) of the image; Relevant photo information (exposure length and equipment used). This is important! If you don't supply ALL information, we won't be able to use your photograph!!!! Please note: due to copyright issues, all photos MUST be original (If they aren't then you will be banned from this section of the forum!). To facilitate the judging we respectfully ask that you not enter comments in the photo thread. You will find a commentary thread for the DSO photo entries. Thanks and good luck! -------------------- Tom Tele Vue 102mm f/8.6 on an EzTouch Vixen 80mm f/5 A80SSWT on a grab-n-go mount Post Extras:       Blueshark928 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 02/19/04 Posts: 2853 Loc: Crownsville, MD Re: DSO Photos Through October 15th [Re: Tom L]       #203517 - 09/23/04 06:17 AM Attachment (143 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hey! I get to be first M45 Scope - Stellarvue 80/9d Camera - Nikon D70 @ ISO 800 Filter - IDAS LPS Exposures - 10 x 300 seconds - controlled by IP 2.0 Mount - Losmandy G11 Guidescope and guider - Orion 120 f/8.3 refractor & ST-4 autoguider. The diffraction spikes were done by taping 2lb test monofilament (i bought a new fishing reel) line across the dew shield. Processing - Raw conversion and darkframe calibration in Images Plus 2.0. DDP and log stretch also in IP. SGBNR in PixInsight 1.0. Levels and color balancing in Paintshop Pro 8.0. JPEG conversion in Paint shop John Krawczyk Crownsville, MD A 355k version can be seen here http://members.rennlist.com/blueshark/m45_stellarvue80_9d_355k.jpg -------------------- John SV-102APO SV-80/9d Losmandy G11 HX-916 Post Extras:       rydberg sage Reged: 02/25/04 Posts: 326 Loc: Richmond, KY, USA Re: DSO Photos Through October 15th [Re: Blueshark928]       #203879 - 09/23/04 03:58 PM Attachment (137 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hello: Here's my contribution. Marco Ciocca, Richmond, KY 9/19/04 3:30 UTC; M57, the Ring Nebula; Image obtained with a SBIG ST237A CCD camera (no color, as I don't have the filter wheel). Scope is a 6"F/5 Newtonian from Orion Exposures - 55 frames, each for 11 seconds. The software (CCDops from Sbig) tracks and aligns successive shots to a chosen reference star, while subtracting dark frames automatically. Mount - LXD55, unguided Processing - The file is converted from SBIG native format to FIT format. The file is then sharpened, enlarged (20%) and the hystogram stretched in Registax. Note: I reprocessed the image . It looks a little better now -------------------- Oberwerk 11x56 pentax PCF WP II 20x60 Garrett Optical 20x80 IF Gemini 8" LX90 f/10 Vixen ed80sf, Orion 80mm f/11 guidescope Lxd55, Atlas eq-g Celestron NexImage Orion Deep Space Starshoot as a imager Meade DSI pro as a guider. Edited by rydberg (09/24/04 09:21 AM) Post Extras:       Ralph McIntosh scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 11/26/03 Posts: 908 Loc: Hanau/Germany M16 [Re: Tom L]       #205089 - 09/24/04 07:20 PM Attachment (121 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   M16 [Eaglenebula] Ralph McIntosh 17.9.2004 Using Canon 10D, 800mm F4 GSO Newton on Losmandy GM-8 Post Extras:       NJScope super member Reged: 03/08/04 Posts: 170 Loc: NJ Re: DSO Photos Through October 15th [Re: Tom L]       #207309 - 09/27/04 08:04 PM Attachment (128 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   M42 (Great Nebula in Orion) Kevin B. Alton Date captured: Sept 19, 2004 at 02:30 EDT Nexstar 8 GPS - f6.3 focal reducer Prime Focus Nikon D70: ISO 1000 for 25 sec NEF to TIFF file conversion: PhotoShop6 Dark frame subtracted: PaintShopPro8 Six stacked images: Registax -------------------- Kevin UnderOak Observatory Nexstar 8 GPS SCT Vixen VC200L/Losmandy G-11 Gemini C102HD/Losmandy GM-8 Televue 76/SolarMax 40 Televue NP101 ST-402ME/Nikon D70 DSLR Edited by NJScope (09/27/04 08:08 PM) Post Extras:       Anonymous Unregistered Re: DSO Photos Through October 15th [Re: Tom L]       #208368 - 09/28/04 10:02 PM Attachment (114 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   NGC 6992 Scope: TOA130 Camera: ST10XME Filter: CS 4.5Nm Ha for luminance CS R:G:B filters for color Ha:R:G:B: 260:32:32:48 Mount: Losmandy G11 Guider: Piggy-backed FS78/ST4 Calibrated and combined in Maxim 4.0. Luminance and color combined images aligned using Registar. Color balance and blending in PS 7.0 for final presentation. Post Extras:       Anonymous Unregistered Re: DSO Photos Through October 15th [Re: ]       #208371 - 09/28/04 10:04 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Captured on 9/1, 9/2 and 9/21 2004. Post Extras:       Greg K. Reged: 12/11/03 Posts: 9971 Loc: Clifton Park, NY Re: DSO Photos Through October 15th [Re: ]       #208858 - 09/29/04 02:25 PM Attachment (126 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   M57 - Ring Nebula 8" Orion F/4.9 Newtonian LXD55 mount head 2x Barlow QuickCam 4000 SC1 long exposure modified 43 x 10sec. exposures gain approx 90% Stacked with Registax, processed with Photoshop 7 & Noiseware CE. -------------------- NexStar 11 GPS Orion SkyView Pro 8EQ w/ Autostar 15x70 Celestron SkyMasters Orion 90mm Mak Post Extras:       synner sage Reged: 01/13/04 Posts: 215 Loc: Harrow, UK Re: DSO Photos Through October 15th [Re: Tom L]       #221037 - 10/14/04 02:48 AM Attachment (98 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   M42 Nick King, Harrow UK, 8th October 2004 Scope - Vixen VC200L @ f6 Camera - Canon 300D Exposures - 8 x 120 seconds - 4 @ ISO400, 4 @ ISO800 Mount - Losmandy GM-8 Guidescope and guider - Megrez 80SD and ToUcam Pro SC1 with GuideDog. -------------------- http://www.synner.co.uk Post Extras:       Ralph McIntosh scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 11/26/03 Posts: 908 Loc: Hanau/Germany Re: DSO Photos Through October 15th [Re: Tom L]       #221540 - 10/14/04 04:47 PM Attachment (104 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Horsehead and Flame nebular Ralph McIntosh 17.9.2004 Using Canon 10D, 800mm F4 GSO Newton on Losmandy GM-8 -------------------- http://home.arcor.de/ralph.mcintosh/ Post Extras:       Ralph McIntosh scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 11/26/03 Posts: 908 Loc: Hanau/Germany Re: DSO Photos Through October 15th [Re: Tom L]       #221542 - 10/14/04 04:49 PM Attachment (106 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   M45 Plejades Ralph McIntosh 16.9.2004 Using Canon 10D, 800mm F4 GSO Newton on Losmandy GM-8 -------------------- http://home.arcor.de/ralph.mcintosh/ Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 0 registered and 1 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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